Euphoria actress Barbie Ferreira has explained why she left the popular show.
The actress appeared on the Armchair Expert podcast, hosted by Dax Shepard and Monica Padman, to speak about her time on the show. It follows Zendaya as the main character, Rue, a teen struggling with a drug addiction, alongside her group of high school friends, including Barbie, who plays Kat.
Twitter has been awash with rumours about Barbie's time on the show, with people claiming she clashed with Sam Levinson, the writer of the show, over her character's storyline. However, on the podcast, Barbie said it was a 'mutual decision'.
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She said: “I don’t think there was a place for (Kat) to go. I think there were places she could have gone. I just don’t think it would have fit into the show.
“I don’t know if it was going to do her justice, and I think both parties knew that. I really wanted to be able to not be the fat best friend. I don’t want to play that, and I think they didn’t want that either.
“I feel like with season two and certain parts of it, I felt was a kind of a struggle for both parties.”
She added: “I just felt like maybe it’s like I overstayed my welcome a little bit. So, for me, it actually felt good to be like, ‘Okay, I get to not worry about this and we both don’t get to worry about this’ because it’s exhausting.
"[Sam Levinson writes for] things he relates to. I don't think he relates to Kat. I like Kat, so I get to go on my own path. At first, I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m a flop. I’m a loser.’ It really has been a good thing.”
Her comments come following reports suggesting a reduction in screen time in season two was a factor in her leaving the show ahead of season three.
She said: “When people ask me about season two, it’s usually they come at me with, like, I was some sort of victim to season two and I’m always like, ‘No, it’s okay, promise. It’s good,’. I kind of got sucked into this drama that I never asked to be in and that I’ve never talked about.
“I’m of the mindset that if it doesn’t exist I’m not going to address it because then I’m adding fuel to it. It’s taken on a life of its own. Don’t believe everything you read.”
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